Insurance swindling and murders linked to life policies
A chaotic tirade argues that life insurance swindles are age old, citing a Terre Haute case of a young man named Jones killed to claim a large policy and exposing ties to Chicago. It traces “portrayals” of insurance murders through Millerton’s Kansas divorce scheme and notes widespread poisonings by relatives, including a Princeton case, as evidence of a long dark pattern.
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Terre Haute
Jones
Wabash
Arsor
Chicago
Adam
Seth
Millerton
Richardson
Kansas
Lawrence
Indiana
John Shana
Princeton
N. J
Horrors of child life insurance rings in London history
Fragmentary text reveals a grim account of families insured with infant death plans. A mother imprisoned, a young man killed by unknown means, and investigators uncovering a scheme where parents aimed to profit from burial expenses. References to life insurance cashes, multiple companies, and an early 1880s London context surface amid blunt critique.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Maxie
Lfe
Ler
Re 2
Jobn Shanndat
Shaun
London
Sam
Elbridge T. Gerry
New York City
Potter's Field
Jerome Jacques
Poisoning fears and life insurance debates rise in era talk
The piece argues insurers guard against fraud yet note rare cases of alleged murder by poison amid public scandals. It outlines Elbridge Gerry’s push to curb malpractices, recalls court limits on life insurance interests, and cites dramatic fall stories like Mrs Townsley’s rescue and Brodie’s notoriety to illustrate risk and intrigue in late 19th century crime and morality debates.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Society For the Prevention of
Elbridge T. Gerry
Sosil Chee
Lfe
New York City
Victor
Ohio State Prison
Hayes
Fife
Supreme Court
Shaun Sed
Protection Against Snakes and Poisonous Species Awareness
Sir Joseph Fayrer urges Indian government to circulate information and distribute pictures of deadly snakes to help people identify and destroy poisonous species, reducing snake bite and wild beast risks. The plan aims to increase public vigilance and safety across India.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Joseph Fayrer
Government of
India
Alligator as Motor Power in Florida Boat Incident
Helen Granberry of Irvington on the Hudson recounts a Florida winter voyage where a barge struck a large alligator mistaken for a log. In a fear driven moment a man nails the boat bottom with his heels as improvised power while the others improvise. The tale blends humor and improbable survival with a note urging readers to see it in The News.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Helen Granberr
Irvington-on-the Hudson
New York Tribune
Florida
Uis
Ala
The Trader's Tragedy and the Mystery of Mollie’s Fate
Sailor Charles Lee survives a wreck near Natal and lures a village trader into a powder trap. He faces 100 lashes but opts to ignite kegs of gunpowder, killing the missionary and himself in a final blaze. A surviving wife’s true identity remains uncertain as the scene ends with many dead natives.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Africa
Robert Miller
London
Bombay
Bay of
Natal
Bhass
Charles Lee
John Crittenden Marriots
San Francisco Chronicle
Netal
Lee
Anluland
George
Mollie
Mollie Flanders
Moll
San Francisco
Mollie Flenders
Bardir Bowan
Mirage Illustration Described In Popular Science News
An illustration of mirages is explained from a French source. Water fills a trough with alcohol on top and a light beam at a slight angle reveals a garland of light due to refractive deflections and total internal reflections within the liquid layers.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Popular Science News
Eagle attack in Scotland startles traveler on bright day
A traveler in Scotland on a bright day was struck on the head by an unaccountable object, nearly losing his hat, as a large eagle hovered and swooped nine or ten times. He defended himself with an umbrella until an express train frightened the bird away.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Apouai
Bes
Scotland
A Modern Crusoe on Clipperton Island
Benny Johnson, an ordinary sailor, recounts four months alone on Clipperton with four companions. The party survived on land crabs and a small square fish, building fires and signaling for rescue as they endured isolation, hunger, and dwindling provisions. The Helen Mariman finally returned with four arrivals, and they left with scarce guano and renewed fatigue.
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Land
Clipperton Island
Benny Johnson
Middle Pacific
Caleb Curtis
San Francisco
Austust
Bees
Johnson
Hada
Robinson Crusoe
Pir Lane
Helen Mariman
Jobin
William Anderson
George Knudson
Henry Smith
Com
Precocious Truant: 13 Year Old Sells Horses and Steals
Brooklyn police arrest George de Wint, a handsome 13 or 14 year old who claims to deal in horses and travel the world. He admits stealing a bicycle in Washington and selling it for $30, and has run away since age four. His aunt reveals the boy’s true name, parents seek reform school custody.
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Brooklyn
Philadelphia
Colorado
George DE
Justee Walsh
Adams Street
George Wilson
City
Washington City
Jersey City
George de Wint
George de Witt
Hackettstown
XN. J
State Reform School
George
Are Women Good Litigants in Court Gossip
A San Francisco Examiner excerpt quotes ex Judge Jones on women as litigants. He notes crowds of women at justice court, claims women fight to the bitter end while men forget or compromise. The dialogue veers to praise of women as clients and potential change in court dynamics.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Jones
Axizons
Dunn
Justice’s Court
San Francisco Examiner
Flour Trust Forms Amid North Central Millers Conspiracy
The flour trust now operates with Hubbard of Mas-kato credited as originator. Meetings held in Chicago with quarterly sessions. Buffalo Chicago St. Louis Milwaukee Minneapolis and Duluth millers joining. Key mills may join, pricing to start after next harvest. The deal could give a strong NW bloc near-total wheat market control.
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Hubbard
Masi Kato
Chicago
Buffalo
St. Louis
Milwaukee
Minneapolis
Minneapolis Mills
Milwaukees
Duluth
Northwestern
Mule Kick Turns Workhorse Into Fortune at Noondey Mine
Tom Power, once mockingly tied to the clumsy teamster label, was kicked by his mule Old Sam at the Hox Back near Lake Valley. The kick sent him down a mountainside and onto a mineral outcrop later called the Noondey. He kept the find secret, recruited his Denver brother, and prospered as Lake Valley's Noondey mine grew to about 210,000 dollars monthly net. The mule Sam was sold to a new life in a pasture and stable.
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Tom Power
New Mexico
Sam
Tom
Noorday
Lake Valley
John Burke
Hox
Sem
San
Denver
Mexico
Odds and Ends from a Historic Page Card
A collection of quirky relics and stray facts on manners, clothing, and science. It notes a papal anecdote about a pope and merchant father, a remark on saving linen for hospitals, Charlemagne’s costly silk gown, cannibalism claims, and early use of pith balls as electrostatic devices. It also references Lucretius and a sentiment about making knowledge appealing to youth.
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Pope
Charlemagne
Gilbert
Lucretius
Coleridge Cottage Now a Wayside Inn Memorial Plan
The Stowey cottage at the foot of the Quantock hills, where Coleridge wrote key works, is now a inn. A memorial medallion will mark the home, once shared with Wordsworth, as the two poets wandered the Quantocks and debated literature and philosophy.
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Stowey
Coleridge
Somersetship
Quantock
Stovey
Christabel
Stover
Prien
Wordsworth
Stowe
Ant
Coley Ridge
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Dearright
Brooklyn Bridge
John J. Hasgerty
New York
Allty
Steve Brodie
Cape Diamond
Quebec
David M. Morrison
Yonkers
N. Y
T. J. Townsley
Independence Pics
Jedge
Galera
Sohn J. Haggerty
Mra Townsley
Green
Carlo Brioschi
John J. Haggerty
Robert T. Odluwa
Brodie
Haggerty
Bowery
Persia
Sin
Zululand
Odds and
Atalanta
Jesus
Clymene
Parthecios
Rheecus
Hylzus
Argonauts
Venus
Evans
United States
Copperhead
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